Léogâne (Haitian Creole: Leyogàn) is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 509,280 inhabitants.[1] Postal codes in the Léogâne Arrondissement start with the number 62.
Léogâne Arrondissement
Leyogàn Awondisman | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Area | |
| 1,015.90 km2 (392.24 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 18.83 km2 (7.27 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 997.07 km2 (384.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| 509,280 | |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 324,475 |
| • Rural | 184,805 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| Postal code | HT62— |
| Communes | 3 |
| Communal Sections | 32 |
| IHSI Code | 012 |
The arondissement consists of the following communes:
History
edit2010 7.0 earthquake
editOn 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the arrondissement. The city of Léogâne was estimated to be 80–90% destroyed.[2] Petit Goâve was greatly affected by the quake.[3] All public buildings in Grand-Goâve were destroyed.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Population totale, population de 18 ans et plus ménages et densités estimés en 2015" [Total Population, Population of 18 and over, Households and Densities Estimated in 2015] (PDF). IHSI (in French). March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ ABC News, 'Haiti Disaster Like "No Other"', AFP, Lisa Millar, 17 January 2010 (accessed 17 January 2010)
- ^ CNN, "Outside Port-au-Prince, 'towns are absolutely destroyed'", Khadijah Rentas, 15 January 2010 (accessed 17 January 2010)
- ^ (in French) La Presse (Montreal), "Deux Québécoises sont mortes à Grand-Goâve", Émilie Côté, 18 January 2010 (accessed 21 January 2010)
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